Fred Williams interviewed for the Australian Eye series [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 2958728
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Williams, Fred, 1927-1982, interviewee
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research only; as copyright rests with Film Australia all requests for copies and public use to be made to Film Australia; permission from interviewee or their estate also required for public use.
- Description:
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- 1981 Aug 12
- 1 sound tape reel (ca. 39 min.) : analog, 3 3/4 ips, half track, mono. ; 7 in.
- Series:
- Australian eye. Series 5.
- Summary:
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Williams speaks about his paintings, sketches, images; places of inspiration in particular an old plantation near through Carlton, Vic., doing one painting or sketch per day; being in Europe for exhibitions, inspiration from the painting Vongeraad Waterfall of Strut Creek in the Sydney Gallery; working from a school book of physiography of Victoria which was very useful to track down the falls and the reason why they are falls; speaks about Darryl Lindsay, Gallery Director who ran the Gallery School; one of his teachers in particular George Bould; the artist that influenced him the most was Ian Ramsey; painting an actual subject and not from a photograph; interest in the Multi-image idea (i.e. the same object on different panels, but the metamorphosis of an object); peoples' comments about his works from 5-10 years ago; interest in painting Australian landscape, particularly after coming back from England as a student.
- Biography/History:
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Fred Williams - landscape painter.
- Notes:
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- Recorded on Aug. 12, 1981.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Corrected transcript (typescript, 14 leaves)
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Film Australia
- Copyright:
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In Copyright
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2051 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1981
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